Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I rise on a point of order. I would ask you to take this matter away and come back with a ruling to the Senate. The minister just then in his answer specifically canvassed an amendment that has been circulated in the chamber, which highlights the points that my colleagues Senator Ferguson and Senator Macdonald made—that the supplementary question was on a specific issue in relation to unfair dismissals. The minister has now canvassed a specific amendment. Surely, that must be out of order, even on Senator Faulkner’s analysis.